Woman remains hospitalized following weekend wreck

A Hubert woman injured in a weekend wreck remained in serious condition Monday, hospital officials said.

Daily News staff

A Hubert woman injured in a weekend wreck remained in serious condition Monday, hospital officials said.

Nicole Zimmerman, 20, was injured Saturday morning when an elderly man driving the wrong way on N.C. 24 collided head-on with her Honda Civic at around 7:25 a.m. She was transported to Onslow Memorial Hospital then flown to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Her condition was upgraded from critical to serious on Monday.

The other driver, Bruce George, 75, was ejected from his Toyota SUV and died at the scene. He had turned left from Piney Green Road onto N.C. 24, but into the westbound lanes, N.C. State Highway Patrol Sgt. M.W. King said.

His death was the first traffic fatality in Onslow County this year, King said.